WC1B 5HJ maps, stats, and open data

WC1B 5HJ is located in the Bloomsbury electoral ward, within the London borough of Camden and the English Parliamentary constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North Central London ICB - 93C and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WC1B 5HJ maps

WC1B 5HJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WC1B 5HJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WC1B 5HJ geodata

Easting530451
Northing181647
Latitude51.518690
Longitude-0.121225

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Where is WC1B 5HJ?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWC1B
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WC1B 5HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1B 5HJ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardBloomsbury
ConstituencyHolborn And St Pancras

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC1B 5HJ

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub272m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub272m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub272m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1B 5HJ

Bloomsbury SquareHolborn31m
Bloomsbury SquareHolborn58m
Theobalds Rd Southampton Row (Southampton Row)Holborn96m
Theobalds Rd Southampton RowHolborn104m
Red Lion Square (Drake Street)Holborn126m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1B 5HJ

Holborn Underground StationHolborn135m
Russell Square Underground StationRussell Square531m
Covent Garden Underground StationCovent Garden661m
Chancery Lane Underground StationChancery Lane673m
Tottenham Court Road Underground StationTottenham Court Road684m

Nearest railway stations to WC1B 5HJ

Farringdon (London) Station1.1km
London Charing Cross Station1.2km
City Thameslink Station1.3km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WC1B 5HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1B 5HJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

35% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1B 5HJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC1B 5HJ (meters)

Spaghetti House Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
14-20 Sicilian Avenue
1m
Salvador & Amanda
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
1-6 Vernon Place
9m
Planet of the Grapes
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
19-21 Sicilian Avenue
35m

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Nearest post box to WC1B 5HJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Southampton Row (O/S 25)18:3012:0038m
High Holborn18:30122m
High Holborn (Southampton Pl)18:3012:00124m

Nearest sports facilities to WC1B 5HJ

FacilityDistance
Rena Health & Leisure
Southampton Row, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool
75m
Gymbox (Holborn)
High Holborn, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
188m
Fitness First (High Holborn) (Closed)
High Holborn, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
222m

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Nearest schools to WC1B 5HJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Guildhouse School
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA
Not applicable109m
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden, London, WC1N 3AQ
16 plus245m
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA
Primary281m

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WC1B 5HJ ITL and WC1B 5HJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WC1B 5HJ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLILondon
ITL 2 CodeName
TLI3Inner London - West
ITL 3 CodeName
TLI31Camden and City of London
LAU 1 CodeName
E09000007Camden

WC1B 5HJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WC1B 5HJ:

CodeName
OAE00004554
LSOAE01000914Camden 028B
MSOAE02000193Camden 028

Nearest postcodes to WC1B 5HJ

WC1A 2QHSicilian Avenue35m
WC1B 5HASouthampton Row50m
WC1B 4DASouthampton Row84m
WC1A 2EDBarter Street121m
WC1V 6JJHigh Holborn127m
WC1N 3ADOld Gloucester Street140m
WC1A 2TABloomsbury Square142m
WC1A 2AHBarter Street145m
WC1R 4QGRed Lion Square147m
WC1B 4BASouthampton Row148m